Cosmetics in the United States: prohibited or restricted ingredients

The FDA does not establish a list of authorised ingredients. The federal code prohibits or restricts around ten substances; states may go further, as Washington State and California do.

United States, 21 CFR part 700 and section 250.250 (FDA rules on cosmetic ingredients), eCFR, retrieved 21 October 2026.

The eCFR is not an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Federal rules

Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Cosmetics containing bithionol
21 CFR 700.11. (a) Bithionol has been used to some extent as an antibacterial agent in cosmetic preparations such as detergent bars, shampoos, creams, lotions, and bases used to hide blemishes. New evidence of clinical experience and photopatch tests indicate that bithionol is capable of causing photosensitivity in man when used topically and that in some instances the photosensitization may persist for prolonged periods as severe reactions without further contact with sensitizing articles. Also, there is evidence to indicate that bithionol may produce cross-sensitization with other commonly used chemicals such as certain halogenated salicylanilides and hexachlorophene. It is, therefore, the view of the Food and Drug Administration that bithionol is a deleterious substance which may render any cosmetic product that contains it injurious to users. Accordingly, any cosmetic containing bithionol is deemed…
Restricted: Use of mercury compounds in cosmetics including use as skinbleaching agents in cosmetic preparations also regarded as drugs
21 CFR 700.13. (a) Mercury-containing cosmetic preparations have been represented for many years as skin-bleaching agents or as preparations to remove or prevent freckles and/or brown spots (so-called age spots). Preparations intended for such use are regarded as drugs as well as cosmetics. In addition to such use as skin-bleaching agents, mercury compounds have also been widely used as preservatives in cosmetics such as hand and body creams and lotions; hair shampoos, hair sets and rinses, hair straighteners, hair coloring, and other preparations; bath oils, bubble bath, and other bath preparations; makeup; antiperspirants and deodorants; and eye-area cosmetics. (b) The toxicity of mercury compounds is extensively documented in scientific literature. It is well known that mercury compounds are readily absorbed through the unbroken skin as well as through the lungs by inhalation and by intestinal absor…
Prohibited: Use of vinyl chloride as an ingredient, including propellant of cosmetic aerosol products
21 CFR 700.14. (a) Vinyl chloride has been used as an ingredient in cosmetic aerosol products including hair sprays. Where such aerosol products are used in the confines of a small room, as is often the case, the level of vinyl chloride to which the individual may be exposed could be significantly in excess of the safe level established in connection with occupational exposure. Evidence indicates that vinyl chloride inhalation can result in acute toxicity, manifested by dizziness, headache, disorientation, and unconsciousness where inhaled at high concentrations. Studies also demonstrate carcinogenic effects in animals as a result of inhalation exposure to vinyl chloride. Furthermore, vinyl chloride has recently been linked to liver disease, including liver cancer, in workers engaged in the polymerization of vinyl chloride. It is the view of the Commissioner that vinyl chloride is a deleterious substan…
Prohibited: Use of certain halogenated salicylanilides as ingredients in cosmetic products
21 CFR 700.15. (a) Halogenated salicylanilides (tribromsalan (TBS,3,4′,5-tribromosalicylanilide), dibromsalan (DBS,4′5-dibromosalicylanilide), metabromsalan (MBS, 3,5-dibromosalicylanilide) and 3,3′,4,5′-tetrachlorosalicylanilide (TCSA)) have been used as antimicrobial agents for a variety of purposes in cosmetic products. These halogenated salicylanilides are potent photosensitizers and cross-sensitizers and can cause disabling skin disorders. In some instances, the photosensitization may persist for prolonged periods as a severe reaction without further exposure to these chemicals. Safer alternative antimicrobial agents are available. (b) These halogenated salicylanilides are deleterious substances which render any cosmetic that contains them injurious to users. Therefore, any cosmetic product that contains such a halogenated salicylanilide as an ingredient at any level for any purpose is deemed to b…
Restricted: Use of aerosol cosmetic products containing zirconium
21 CFR 700.16. (a) Zirconium-containing complexes have been used as an ingredient in cosmetics and/or cosmetics that are also drugs, as, for example, aerosol antiperspirants. Evidence indicates that certain zirconium compounds have caused human skin granulomas and toxic effects in the lungs and other organs of experimental animals. When used in aerosol form, some zirconium will reach the deep portions of the lungs of users. The lung is an organ, like skin, subject to the development of granulomas. Unlike the skin, the lung will not reveal the presence of granulomatous changes until they have become advanced and, in some cases, permanent. It is the view of the Commissioner that zirconium is a deleterious substance that may render any cosmetic aerosol product that contains it injurious to users. (b) Any aerosol cosmetic product containing zirconium is deemed to be adulterated under section 601(a) of the …
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Use of chloroform as an ingredient in cosmetic products
21 CFR 700.18. (a) Chloroform has been used as an ingredient in cosmetic products. Recent information has become available associating chloroform with carcinogenic effects in animals. Studies conducted by the National Cancer Institute have demonstrated that the oral administration of chloroform to mice and rats induced hepatocellular carcinomas (liver cancer) in mice and renal tumors in male rats. Scientific literature indicates that chloroform is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, through the respiratory system, and through the skin. The Commissioner concludes that, on the basis of these findings, chloroform is a deleterious substance which may render injurious to users any cosmetic product that contains chloroform as an ingredient. (b) Any cosmetic product containing chloroform as an ingredient is adulterated and is subject to regulatory action under sections 301 and 601(a) of the Federal Food…
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Use of methylene chloride as an ingredient of cosmetic products
21 CFR 700.19. (a) Methylene chloride has been used as an ingredient of aerosol cosmetic products, principally hair sprays, at concentrations generally ranging from 10 to 25 percent. In a 2-year animal inhalation study sponsored by the National Toxicology Program, methylene chloride produced a significant increase in benign and malignant tumors of the lung and liver of male and female mice. Based on these findings and on estimates of human exposure from the customary use of hair sprays, the Food and Drug Administration concludes that the use of methylene chloride in cosmetic products poses a significant cancer risk to consumers, and that the use of this ingredient in cosmetic products may render these products injurious to health. (b) Any cosmetic product that contains methylene chloride as an ingredient is deemed adulterated and is subject to regulatory action under sections 301 and 601(a) of the Fede…
Prohibited: Chlorofluorocarbon propellants
21 CFR 700.23. The use of chlorofluorocarbons in cosmetics as propellants in self-pressurized containers is prohibited as provided in § 2.125 of this chapter.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Use of prohibited cattle materials in cosmetic products
21 CFR 700.27. (a) Definitions. The definitions and interpretations of terms contained in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) apply to such terms when used in this part. The following definitions also apply: (1) Prohibited cattle materials mean specified risk materials, small intestine of all cattle except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, material from nonambulatory disabled cattle, material from cattle not inspected and passed, or mechanically separated (MS) (Beef). Prohibited cattle materials do not include the following: (i) Tallow that contains no more than 0.15 percent insoluble impurities, tallow derivatives, gelatin, hides and hide-derived products, and milk and milk products, and (ii) Cattle materials inspected and passed from a country designated under paragraph (e) of this section. (2) Inspected and passed means that the product has been insp…
Restricted: Hexachlorophene, as a component of drug and cosmetic products
21 CFR 250.250. (a) Antibacterial component. The use of hexachlorophene as an antibacterial component in drug and cosmetic products has expanded widely in recent years. It is used in such products because of its bacteriostatic action against gram-positive organisms, especially against strains of staphylococcus; however, hexachlorophene offers no protection against gram-negative infections. In addition the antibacterial activity depends largely on repeated use. A notice published in the Federal Register of April 4, 1972 (37 FR 6775), invited data on OTC antimicrobial ingredients, including hexachlorophene, for review by an OTC Drug Advisory Review Panel to be convened under the procedures set forth in the Federal Register of May 11, 1972 (37 FR 9464). This statement of policy will remain in effect unless and until replaced by a monograph resulting from the OTC Drug Advisory Review Panel. (b) Adverse effe…

Washington State, Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act

Prohibitions on intentionally added substances, by effective date.

Washington State, Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act: RCW 70A.560.020 and WAC 173-339, retrieved 22 October 2026.

Prohibited: Ortho-phthalates
RCW 70A.560.020 (1)(a), from 1 January 2025. Prohibited when intentionally added to a cosmetic product.
Prohibited: Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
RCW 70A.560.020 (1)(b), from 1 January 2025. Prohibited when intentionally added to a cosmetic product.
Prohibited: Formaldehyde (CAS 50-00-0) and chemicals determined by the department to release formaldehyde
RCW 70A.560.020 (1)(c), from 1 January 2025. Prohibited when intentionally added to a cosmetic product.
Prohibited: Methylene glycol (CAS 463-57-0)
RCW 70A.560.020 (1)(d), from 1 January 2025. Prohibited when intentionally added to a cosmetic product.
Prohibited: Mercury and mercury compounds (CAS 7439-97-6)
RCW 70A.560.020 (1)(e), from 1 January 2025. Prohibited when intentionally added to a cosmetic product.
Prohibited: Triclosan (CAS 3380-34-5)
RCW 70A.560.020 (1)(f), from 1 January 2025. Prohibited when intentionally added to a cosmetic product.
Prohibited: m-phenylenediamine and its salts (CAS 108-45-2)
RCW 70A.560.020 (1)(g), from 1 January 2025. Prohibited when intentionally added to a cosmetic product.
Prohibited: o-phenylenediamine and its salts (CAS 95-54-5)
RCW 70A.560.020 (1)(h), from 1 January 2025. Prohibited when intentionally added to a cosmetic product.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): intentionally added lead or lead compounds (CAS 7439-92-1)
RCW 70A.560.020 (2), from 1 January 2025. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, beginning January 1, 2025, no person may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state any cosmetic product that contains intentionally added lead or lead compounds (CAS 7439-92-1), lead or lead compounds at one part per million (ppm) or above, or as otherwise determined by the department through rule making.
Prohibited: DMDM Hydantoin
libérateur n° 1, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Diazolidinyl Urea
libérateur n° 2, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Imidazolidinyl Urea
libérateur n° 3, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Quaternium-15
libérateur n° 4, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Tosylamide/Formaldehyde Resin (PTSAF)
libérateur n° 5, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol (Bronopol)
libérateur n° 6, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate
libérateur n° 7, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Polyoxymethylene Urea
libérateur n° 8, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Polyoxymethylene Melamine
libérateur n° 9, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: 5-Bromo-5-Nitro-1,3-Dioxane (Bronidox)
libérateur n° 10, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: 7-Ethylbicyclo-oxazolidine (Bioban CS1246)
libérateur n° 11, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Benzylhemiformal
libérateur n° 12, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Dimethylhydantoin formaldehyde (DMHF)
libérateur n° 13, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Dimethylol Glycol
libérateur n° 14, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Dimethylol Urea
libérateur n° 15, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Dimethyl Oxazolidine
libérateur n° 16, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: MDM Hydantoin
libérateur n° 17, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Methenamine
libérateur n° 18, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Methylal
libérateur n° 19, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Paraformaldehyde
libérateur n° 20, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Polyoxymethylene
libérateur n° 21, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Tetramethylolglycoluril
libérateur n° 22, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Timonacic (when used in heat-activated hair straighteners)
libérateur n° 23, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Tris-Hydroxymethylnitromethane
libérateur n° 24, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.
Prohibited: Urea, polymer with formaldehyde, isobutylated
libérateur n° 25, from 1 January 2027. Prohibited when intentionally added; a retailer in the state may sell existing stock until January 1, 2028.

California

Health and Safety Code, §§ 108980 to 108982: prohibitions on intentionally added ingredients, prohibition of the PFAS family and restriction of musk ketone. Technically unavoidable traces of substances covered by § 108980 (a) and (b) are tolerated under the conditions of the text.

California, Health and Safety Code, §§ 108980 to 108982, official Legislature data (open download), retrieved 27 October 2026.

Rules in force

Prohibited: Dibutyl phthalate
HSC 108980 (a)(1), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Diethylhexyl phthalate
HSC 108980 (a)(2), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Formaldehyde
HSC 108980 (a)(3), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Paraformaldehyde
HSC 108980 (a)(4), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Methylene glycol
HSC 108980 (a)(5), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Quaternium-15
HSC 108980 (a)(6), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Mercury
HSC 108980 (a)(7), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Isobutylparaben
HSC 108980 (a)(8), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Isopropylparaben
HSC 108980 (a)(9), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: m-Phenylenediamine and its salts
HSC 108980 (a)(10), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: o-Phenylenediamine and its salts
HSC 108980 (a)(11), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonic acid
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(A), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate; potassium heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonate
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(B), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Diethanolamine perfluorooctane sulfonate
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(C), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate; ammonium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(D), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate; lithium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(E), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(F), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(G), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(H), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Ammonium nonadecafluorodecanoate
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(I), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(J), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(K), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Sodium heptadecafluorononanoate
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(L), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited: Ammonium perfluorononanoate
HSC 108980 (a)(12)(M), from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their salts: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
HSC 108981.5, from 1 January 2025.
Conditions, source text, in English
Beginning January 1, 2025, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). HSC 108982: (b) “Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS” means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. (c) “Intentionally added PFAS” means either of the following: (1) PFAS chemicals that a manufacturer has intentionally added to a product and that have a functional or technical effect on the product. (2) PFAS chemicals that are intentional breakdown products of an added chemical.

Upcoming rules

Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Lily aldehyde
HSC 108980 (b)(1), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Acetaldehyde
HSC 108980 (b)(2), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Cyclohexylamine
HSC 108980 (b)(3), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Cyclotetrasiloxane
HSC 108980 (b)(4), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Phytonadione
HSC 108980 (b)(5), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Sodium perborate
HSC 108980 (b)(6), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Styrene
HSC 108980 (b)(7), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Trichloroacetic acid
HSC 108980 (b)(8), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Tricresyl phosphate
HSC 108980 (b)(9), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Vinyl acetate
HSC 108980 (b)(10), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): 2-Chloracetamide
HSC 108980 (b)(11), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Allyl isothiocyanate
HSC 108980 (b)(12), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Anthraquinone
HSC 108980 (b)(13), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Malachite green
HSC 108980 (b)(14), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Oil from the seeds of Laurus nobilis L
HSC 108980 (b)(15), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Pyrogallol
HSC 108980 (b)(16), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): C.I. disperse blue 1
HSC 108980 (b)(17), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Trisodium nitrilotriacetate
HSC 108980 (b)(18), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Sodium salt
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(A)(i), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Perboric acids: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Sodium salt, monohydrate
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(A)(ii), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Perboric acids: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Sodium perborate monohydrate
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(A)(iii), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Perboric acids: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Boric acid
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(B), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Disodium octaborate anhydrous
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(i), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(ii), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): 2-Aminoethanol, monoester with boric acid
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(iii), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): 2-Hydroxypropyl ammonium dihydrogen orthoborate
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(iv), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Potassium borate, boric acid potassium salt
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(v), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Trioctyldodecyl borate
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(vi), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Zinc borate
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(vii), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Sodium borate, disodium tetraborate anhydrous; boric acid, sodium salt
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(viii), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(ix), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Orthoboric acid, sodium salt
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(x), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Disodium tetraborate decahydrate; borax decahydrate
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(xi), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Disodium tetraborate pentahydrate; borax pentahydrate
HSC 108980 (b)(19)(C)(xii), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: The following boron substances: Borates, tetraborates, octaborates, and boric acid salts and esters, including all of the following: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): C.I. disperse blue 3
HSC 108980 (b)(20), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Basic green 1
HSC 108980 (b)(21), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Basic blue 7
HSC 108980 (b)(22), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): 3(or5)-((4-(benzylmethylamino)phenyl)azo)-1,2 -(or1,4)-dimethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazolium and its salts
HSC 108980 (b)(23), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Basic violet 4
HSC 108980 (b)(24), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Basic blue 3
HSC 108980 (b)(25), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Basic blue 9
HSC 108980 (b)(26), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Musk ambrette
HSC 108980 (b)(27), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Musk tibetene
HSC 108980 (b)(28), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Musk moskene
HSC 108980 (b)(29), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Prohibited in certain cases (see the rule): Musk xylene
HSC 108980 (b)(30), from 1 January 2027.
Conditions, source text, in English
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: (d) If a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this chapter contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of an ingredient listed in subdivision (a) or (b) and that trace quantity stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging, that trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
Restricted: musk ketone
HSC 108980 (c), from 1 January 2027. Limit: 1.4% in fine fragrance products, 0.56% in eau de toilette, 0% in oral products, and 0.042% in all other products.
Conditions, source text, in English
(c) (1) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce a cosmetic product that contains more than 1.4 percent in fine fragrance products, 0.56 percent in eau de toilette, 0 percent in oral products, and 0.042 percent in all other products of musk ketone (CAS no. 81-14-1). (2) “Oral products” means a cosmetic product that is intended to be applied on teeth or the mucous membranes of the oral cavity.